that Walt Disney Company (Disney) had built to date—bigger than Disneyland in Anaheim‚ California; Disneyworld in Orlando‚ Florida; and Tokyo Disneyland in Japan. Much to Disney management’s surprise‚ Europeans failed to “go goofy” over Mickey‚ unlike their Japanese counterparts. Between 1990 and early 1992‚ some 14 million people had visited Tokyo Disneyland‚ with three-quarters being repeat visitors. A family of four staying overnight at a nearby hotel would easily spend $600 on a
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religious movements all across the globe have been at some point under scrutiny by those outside their realm of beliefs. Aum Shinrikyo is no exception. It was subject to violence when it suffered attempts to destruction and vengeance. In 1995‚ a Tokyo subway was the hit with a nerve gas attack. It was targeted towards devotees of Aum Shinrikyo‚ who were riding it. With many ways to examine and explain cult violence‚ we will look at it thorough the eye of John Hall’s theory of necessary predictions
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the streets of Tokyo‚ in that careening‚ cacophonous time of day the Japanese call rushawa. I was there for the first International Symposium on Environmental Disruption‚ where scientists from 13 countries had gathered to exchange views. ’Environmental disruption’ was easy enough to see from the window of my taxi. Where else in the world‚ I wondered‚ must traffic policemen pause regularly to breathe oxygen. Conditions became so bad last summer that all cars were banned from 122 Tokyo streets on Sundays—the
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Japan Yoshikawa‚ I.‚ Major Themes in Japanese Art. 1976‚ New York: John Weatherhill Inc. Stanley-Baker‚ J.‚ Japanese Art. World of Art Series. 1984‚ London: Thames and Hudson Ltd. Noma‚ S.‚ The Arts of Japan: Late Medieval to Modern. Vol. 2. 1967‚ Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd. Soper‚ A. and R.T. Paine‚ The Art and Architecture of Japan. 1958‚ London: Yale University Press and Pelican History of Art. Coats‚ A.B.‚ The Arts of the Momoyama Period in Japan‚ in The Magazine Antiques. 1996‚ Academic
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like to thank Prof. FUJITA Masahisa and Dr. YOSHIDA Mikimasa‚ as President and Executive Vice President of the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)‚ Dr. SATO Yuri (as host scientist)‚ Prof. NAGATA Shin‚ Prof. INOUE Makoto (The University of Tokyo)‚ Dr. TACHIBANA Satoshi and Dr. ZHANG Yufu (Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute/FFPRI)‚ for their discussion and critical comments upon this paper. I am also grateful to and extend many thanks to all researchers from the Southeast Asian
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first step of international expansion in Canada by the year 2006. The global penetration continues to Europe by opening the first store in London in year 2007 (Columbus Dispatch‚ 2007). The road to Asia also started with a flagship store opened in Tokyo in Year 2009 (Tokyofashion.com‚ 2009). 1.2 Mission Abercrombie and Fitch committed to provide comfortable and long lasting clothes that look good‚ augmented with the best service‚ care and experience‚ thus‚ creating the best value for money
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after the Japanese surrendered (World War 2 in the Pacific Operation Downfall). In Operation Downfall the US was to invade Southern Kyushu which would provide a large air base and air force within range of Tokyo. Then on March 1st 1946 the US was planned to invade Central Honshu‚ and then Tokyo. It was to be complete within a year of the end of the war in Europe. It would relate to the third and final cause‚ which is to prevent the war from going on any longer. The US wanted to prevent the war from
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Megacities are giant cities. The term has been in common use since the 1980s to characterize metropolitan areas with very large total populations. Most commonly‚ specialists and UN demographers use the term in comparative urban studies‚ referring to metropolitan areas with more than 8 or 10 million inhabitants. The underlying argument is that the population size of these metropolitan areas gives them special characteristics. Attention typically focuses on the total population of the metropolitan
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Religion Sikh Spouse(s) Nirmal Kaur Children 3 daughters; 1 son; 1 adopted son Olympic medal record Men ’s Athletics Competitor for IND British Empire and Commonwealth Games Gold 1958 Cardiff 440 yards Asian Games Gold 1958 Tokyo 200 m Gold 1958 Tokyo 400 m Gold 1962 Jakarta 400 m Gold 1962 Jakarta 4 x 400 m relay The Flying Sikh - Milkha Singh Sardar Milkha Singh is the greatest living Sikh Athlete. Born in a family of modest means‚ joining the army and then discovering
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What are major characteristics of traditional Japanese food‚ and how has it been influenced by geography and religion? Japanese cuisine has developed over the centuries as a result of many political and social changes throughout Japan. Japanese cuisine is known for its emphasis on seasonality of food‚ quality of ingredients and presentation. Japanese food is well known all over the world for its low fat and nutritional values. The Japanese food might appear bland and less spicy because they don’t
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